Drag racing is about to get another tractor pulling champion running up and down the drag strip.

New London, North Carolina's Stan Shelton has taken delivery of this beautiful supercharged Mustang from the Jerry Bickel race car emporium. Expect to see him running some PDRA Pro Boost as well as some outlaw Pro Modified.

A few years ago, at a media gathering at Pomona, Calif., John Force was regaling everyone with a story about misplacing one of his championship rings.

He had stopped at a fast-food restaurant for some breakfast and a cup of coffee. After leaving there, he happened to look down at his hand and saw the precious ring was missing from his finger. And that sent him into a tizzy.

He sped back to the restaurant and frantically told the workers there what had happened, and together they tore through bags of garbage looking for the bling. Finally, Force stopped to think for a minute and trace his steps of that morning. He looked in the newspaper box from which he had bought the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin to read as he enjoyed breakfast. And there sat the Funny Car champion’s dazzling ring – right on top of the stack of remaining newspapers, a good hour after he had bought his own copy.

In conjunction with our friends over at the Red Line Shirt Club, we are hosting another free t-shirt giveaway.

Sometimes what you don’t know cannot hurt you. 

For Steve “Fast” Jackson, the fast-talking and fast-driving 2019 NHRA Pro Modified champion, he knew how to drive a car, but a sponsor, now that was a different story. 

“I started out, just local racing at Carolina Dragway. I’d be there every Thursday night and Saturday or Sunday, as the gates opened, and just like we all did, just racing all the time,” Jackson told Don O’Neal on the Racers in Rental Cars podcast. “When I got into the tool business, that was mainly driven to try to earn more money to buy more parts. I think I started that thing when I was 26 or so, 25. You think I eat, sleep, and breathe it now? Now you should see me back then.

The most recognized Hawaiian in professional drag racing will soon be recognized by the state he's represented for decades. 

Roland Leong, largely known as the Hawaiian through his iconic dragsters and Funny Cars, will be officially recognized by state officials from Hawaii on November 27, 2019.  It is a Commendation from the Legislatures House of Representatives and Senate with a message from Governor David Ige.

The following is the proclamation Leong will receive. 

Since 2009, the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, has attracted droves of automobile enthusiasts of the performance persuasion.

The brainchild of Bob Ashton and his devoted supporters have presented the “MCACN,” an indoor show, as an outlet where showgoers can view up close and person the rarest, finest, and most intriguing examples of the muscle era.

 
Saturday was a day of ET assaults and surprise runs at the COMP Cams Street Car Super Nationals 15 Presented by FuelTech. Qualifying at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway wrapped up Saturday afternoon with the first round of eliminations beginning immediately after. Opening ceremonies included both the American and Canadian National Anthems, an annual show of respect to the large contingent of racers from the Great White North who compete here season after season.

Many of the pioneers of Pro Modified long ago hung up their firesuits, though a handful continue to compete.

IHRA Pro Mod made its national-event debut with the 1990 Winter Nationals at Darlington, S.C. Drivers such as Scotty Cannon, Al Billes, Fred Hahn, Ronnie Sox, Tim McAmis, Ed Hoover and others became some of the sport’s biggest attractions as the class rocketed in popularity.

Under chamber of commerce skies, the 15th annual COMP Cams Street Car Super Nationals Presented by FuelTech at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway saw records fall immediately Friday. In Precision Turbo Pro Mod action, Randy Merick set a track record for supercharged doorslammers with his Q2 run of 5.550 seconds (257.19 mph) in his ’79 Corvette under the lights, good for the provisional top qualifier going into Saturday.